bsmphilly.com Topics: filmshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/films/?utm_medium=RSSbsmphilly.com Topics: filmsen-usTue, 23 Dec 2014 18:41:19 +0000Suspects sought for stealing FedEx box http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/dec/23/suspects-sought-stealing-fedex-box/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Dr. Seuss had only one Grinch that stole Christmas but Northeast Philadelphia has at least two of them, according to Philadelphia police.&nbsp;</p> <p>Earlier this month, a man and his accomplice allegedly stole a package from a Bell&rsquo;s Corner doorstep moments after a Federal Express driver had delivered it there. The ...William KennyTue, 23 Dec 2014 18:41:19 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/dec/23/suspects-sought-stealing-fedex-box/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSThug with knife attempts two robberies, fails http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/nov/12/thug-knife-attempts-two-robberies-fails/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A bumbling robber with a pocket knife attempted and failed to hold up a couple of Northeast Philadelphia businesses on Mischief Night, but he ended up with a jar of loose change and small bills for his troubles. Police hope that surveillance video from the two targeted businesses will help ...William KennyWed, 12 Nov 2014 18:30:01 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/nov/12/thug-knife-attempts-two-robberies-fails/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSArmed men rob Red Robin Diner http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/aug/27/armed-men-rob-red-robin-diner/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Two armed robbers held up a busy late-night eatery in Mayfair early last Friday. The heist occurred at about 1:45 a.m. at the Red Robin Diner, 6330 Frankford Ave., when two unknown men entered the business, including one with a gun and a bandana over his face. The gunman approached ...William KennyWed, 27 Aug 2014 18:45:30 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/aug/27/armed-men-rob-red-robin-diner/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS2014 High School Football Preview: Pro Football Players From SEPAhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/aug/19/2014-high-school-football-preview-pro-football-pla/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Ray Ab&shy;ruzzese - South&shy;ern (NY Jets, Buf&shy;falo DB)</p> <p>Herb Ad&shy;derly - North&shy;east (Green Bay, Dal&shy;las DB)</p> <p>Bry&shy;an An&shy;der&shy;son - Bartram (Chica&shy;go Bears OL)</p> <p>Chris Arnold - Darby Town&shy;ship (Oak&shy;land WR)</p> <p>Les As&shy;plundh - Bryn Athyn Academy (Buf&shy;falo RB)</p> <p>Al Atkin&shy;son - Monsignor Bon&shy;ner (NY Jets LB)</p> <p>Chris Bahr - Ne&shy;sham&shy;iny ...Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:44:20 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/aug/19/2014-high-school-football-preview-pro-football-pla/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS2014 High School Football Preview: History of PI­AA State Championship Games Involving SEPA Teamshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/aug/19/2014-high-school-football-preview-history-piaa-sta/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>AAAA</p> <p>1990 North Al&shy;legheny 21, Rid&shy;ley 14</p> <p>1991 Cent&shy;ral Bucks West 26, Cathed&shy;ral Prep 14</p> <p>1993 North Hills 15, Cent&shy;ral Bucks West 14</p> <p>1994 McK&shy;ees&shy;port 17, Down&shy;ing&shy;town 14</p> <p>1996 Down&shy;ing&shy;town 49, Wood&shy;land Hills 14</p> <p>1997 Cent&shy;ral Bucks West 44, Up&shy;per St. Clair 20</p> <p>1998 Cent&shy;ral Bucks West 56, New Castle ...Tue, 19 Aug 2014 21:43:21 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/aug/19/2014-high-school-football-preview-history-piaa-sta/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMayfair store owner shoots robberhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jun/25/mayfair-store-owner-shoots-robber/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A would-be robber made a fatal mistake in his attempt to hold up a Mayfair health food store on Monday afternoon. He brought a knife to a gunfight.</p> <p>As a result, the woman shop owner emerged from the encounter unscathed, while the bandit, a 47-year-old ex-convict, ended up with a ...William KennyWed, 25 Jun 2014 16:44:35 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jun/25/mayfair-store-owner-shoots-robber/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSA journey to Sunset Boulevardhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/apr/23/journey-sunset-boulevard/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>She won a Best Actress Award for her work in <i>Sunset Boulevard </i>in Colorado.</p> <p>Now, Ann Crumb is once again portraying Norma Desmond in Andrew Lloyd Webber&rsquo;s musical at The Media Music Theatre through May 18.</p> <p><i>Sunset Boulevard </i>is Webber&rsquo;s Tony-winning musical based on the classic 1950 Billy Wilder film ...Rita CharlestonWed, 23 Apr 2014 18:05:42 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/apr/23/journey-sunset-boulevard/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHamburglars flee empty handedhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/12/hamburglars-flee-empty-handed/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Two men broke into an Oxford Circle Burger King on Feb. 18 for no apparent reason other than they may have been drunk. Now police are trying to identify the aimless burglars.</p> <p>Surveillance cameras filmed the duo as they forced open the front doors at about 2:50 a.m. The restaurant ...William KennyWed, 12 Mar 2014 17:40:52 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/mar/12/hamburglars-flee-empty-handed/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS'Anchorman 2' not as great as the firsthttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/1/anchorman-2-not-great-first/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Viewers of the first Anchorman movie understand why Ron Burgundy is &ldquo;kind of a big deal.&rdquo;</p> <p>Back in the summer of 2004, Will Ferrell introduced us to one of his most popular characters, the chauvinist San Diego anchorman Ron Burgundy.</p> <p>Well, after a long, nearly 10-year break since the first ...Senitra HorbrookWed, 01 Jan 2014 20:54:31 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/1/anchorman-2-not-great-first/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSRobber hits same Wawa a fourth timehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/dec/4/robber-hits-same-wawa-fourth-time2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A Halloween-style armed robber struck for a fourth time at the same Oxford Circle convenience store on Nov. 26.</p> <p>For the second time, the gunman wore a <i>Scream</i>-face mask as he held up the Wawa at 6460 Bustleton Ave. on Nov. 26. The heist occurred at about 3:24 a.m. when ...William KennyWed, 04 Dec 2013 19:40:34 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/dec/4/robber-hits-same-wawa-fourth-time2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSFifty years after the bullet that changed ushttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/nov/20/fifty-years-after-bullet-changed-us/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>For a generation of us, he was the gallant knight &mdash; handsome, brave, smart and charming. The smile, the athleticism, the sweet way he showed his affection for Caroline and little John-John&hellip;all of it captivated us.</p> <p>John F. Kennedy was our touchstone to Camelot. King Arthur in a pin-striped suit ...Sally FriedmanWed, 20 Nov 2013 19:44:02 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/nov/20/fifty-years-after-bullet-changed-us/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMayfair man arrested in firebombing casehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jan/2/6572-mayfair-man-arrested-in-firebombing-case.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Police arrested a Mayfair man after he allegedly shot at and firebombed an unoccupied Frankford house Thursday morning.</p> <p>No injuries were reported in connection with the 6:35 a.m. incident, said Officer Christine O&rsquo;Brien, a Philadelphia police spokeswoman. Witnesses told police that they saw a man fire several rounds from a ...William KennyWed, 02 Jan 2013 13:02:00 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/jan/2/6572-mayfair-man-arrested-in-firebombing-case.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS7th PDAC recognizes Officers of the Monthhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/oct/24/6169-7th-pdac-recognizes-officers-of-the-month.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>The 7th Police District Advisory Council recognized Officers Gregory Segaline and Thomas Carpino on Oct. 18 as the district&rsquo;s latest Officers of the Month for capturing a suspected mobile phone store burglar.</p> <p>On Sept. 29 at about 8:15 a.m., police were called to the T-Mobile Wireless store on the ...William KennyWed, 24 Oct 2012 14:25:00 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/oct/24/6169-7th-pdac-recognizes-officers-of-the-month.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMurder suspect is behind barshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/may/17/5226-murder-suspect-is-behind-bars.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>Police on May 8 arrested a Tacony man for shooting three people to death in a North Philly street last October.</p> <p>Arlando Pickett, 25, of the 6800 block of Algard St., is accused in the murders of Duane Talley, 36; Craig Lassiter, 38; and Mashanda English, 33.</p> <p>On Oct. ...William KennyThu, 17 May 2012 13:54:00 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/may/17/5226-murder-suspect-is-behind-bars.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSThis French flick will have you saying “Oui!”http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/apr/11/5037-this-french-flick-will-have-you-saying-%E2%80%9Coui!%E2%80%9D.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><em>The Kid with a Bike</em> (Le gamin au v&eacute;lo) is a low-key, French-language film that will go unnoticed by many movie watchers (especially ones that ignore any and all foreign films with subtitles).</p><p>Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, the movie offers some intrigue, excitement and ...Senitra HorbrookWed, 11 Apr 2012 18:07:00 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/apr/11/5037-this-french-flick-will-have-you-saying-%E2%80%9Coui!%E2%80%9D.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS‘Borrowers’- inspired movie is a sweet tale for the familyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/feb/22/4745-%E2%80%98borrowers%E2%80%99-inspired-movie-is-a-sweet-tale-for-the-family.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>The <em>Secret World of Arrietty</em> offers no 3-D, no flashy computer animation and no big-name voice actors. While the movie features nice hand-drawn animation that is visually appealing, with lush, bright colors, the true focus is on the storytelling. The result is a simple, easy-to-follow plot that is bound ...Senitra HorbrookWed, 22 Feb 2012 13:02:00 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/feb/22/4745-%E2%80%98borrowers%E2%80%99-inspired-movie-is-a-sweet-tale-for-the-family.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS‘Haywire’: Carano kicks butt, her movie doesn’thttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jan/25/4567-%E2%80%98haywire%E2%80%99:-carano-kicks-butt,-her-movie-doesn%E2%80%99t.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>America&rsquo;s newest action-movie heroine &mdash; one who actually does her own stunts &mdash; makes her debut in <em>Haywire</em>.</p> <p>With her buff, athletic build and menacing grimace, mixed martial arts (MMA) star Gina Carano (also the daughter of a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback) certainly looks the part of the angry ...Senitra HorbrookWed, 25 Jan 2012 14:28:00 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jan/25/4567-%E2%80%98haywire%E2%80%99:-carano-kicks-butt,-her-movie-doesn%E2%80%99t.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSStreep’s ‘Iron Lady’ performance deserves better scripthttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jan/18/4529-streep%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98iron-lady%E2%80%99-performance-deserves-better-script.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>If you don&rsquo;t already have an opinion on Margaret Thatcher&rsquo;s politics and policies, you probably won&rsquo;t have one after watching <em>The Iron Lady</em>.</p> <p>What did Thatcher accomplish while in office? How did she rise to power to become the first and only female British prime minister to date? ...Senitra HorbrookWed, 18 Jan 2012 16:11:00 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jan/18/4529-streep%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98iron-lady%E2%80%99-performance-deserves-better-script.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS‘War Horse’: Lovely landscapes but a sappy storyhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jan/5/4444-%E2%80%98war-horse%E2%80%99:-lovely-landscapes-but-a-sappy-story.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p><!--StartFragment--> </p><p>The previews for <em>War Horse</em> give the distinct feeling that it is supposed to be some sort of grand, epic drama in the vein of <em>Gone With the Wind,</em> and it is &mdash; visually. From the lovely landscapes of early 20th-century rural England to the beautiful horses with kind, ...Senitra HorbrookThu, 05 Jan 2012 14:18:00 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2012/jan/5/4444-%E2%80%98war-horse%E2%80%99:-lovely-landscapes-but-a-sappy-story.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSMichelle Williams deftly brings Marilyn to lifehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/dec/7/4267-michelle-williams-deftly-brings-marilyn-to-life.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>With the severe lack of new releases the weekend after Thanksgiving &mdash; movie studios must think everyone is stuffed and no one goes to movies for a week &mdash; I decided to review a film that opened in limited release shortly before Thanksgiving, one that will certainly be a subject ...Senitra HorbrookWed, 07 Dec 2011 13:24:00 +0000http://www.bsmphilly.com/2011/dec/7/4267-michelle-williams-deftly-brings-marilyn-to-life.html/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS